Saturday, January 10, 2026

■ The Week in Review

Schumer, Jeffries Refuse to Join Democrats' Growing Calls to Slash ICE Spending

"I just don’t understand how we provide votes for a bill that funds the extent of the depravity," said Sen. Chris Murphy.

By Julia Conley • Jan 9, 2026

'ICE Out for Good': Weekend Rallies Nationwide After Killing of Renee Good

"They have literally started killing us—enough is enough," said one campaigner.

By Brett Wilkins • Jan 9, 2026

Threat of NSPM-7 Made Clear as Kristi Noem Doubles Down on Blaming Renee Good for Fatal Shooting

"The good news is that the global war on terror is finally over," said journalist Ken Klippenstein. "The bad news is that it came home."

By Julia Conley • Jan 8, 2026

Hours After US Citizen Shot Dead by ICE, JD Vance Says ‘Door-to-Door’ Operations Are Coming

"This is starting to look disturbingly like Germany in the 1930s."

By Stephen Prager • Jan 8, 2026

More Shocking Footage Shows Federal Agents Raiding Minneapolis High School, Handcuffing Staff

"They’re just animals," said a local school official of the federal agents. "I've never seen people behave like this."

By Brad Reed • Jan 8, 2026

GOP Votes Down Pressley's Motion to Investigate Minneapolis ICE Shooting

"Republicans shamefully voted it down—demonstrating once again that they have never cared about law and order or keeping our communities safe," said the congresswoman.

By Julia Conley • Jan 8, 2026

Trump Abandonment of Global Treaties, Including Landmark Climate Deal, 'Threatens All Life on Earth'

"Trump cutting ties with the world’s oldest climate treaty is another despicable effort to let corporate fossil fuel interests run our government."

By Jake Johnson • Jan 8, 2026

'Sick, Malicious Lie': Trump Caught Pushing 'Alternate Reality' Version of Minneapolis ICE Shooting

"The right-wing bullshit machine is operating at full steam and across all cylinders today," said one critic.

By Brad Reed • Jan 7, 2026

'This Is an Insane Plan': Democrats Fume After Briefing on Trump Plot to Steal Venezuela's Oil

The Trump administration "is going to be spending just as much time running Venezuela as they are running America," Sen. Chris Murphy said in an address to voters. "That's terrible news for you."

By Julia Conley • Jan 7, 2026

'I'm Just Talking About Globally': Forget Greenland, Says Rubio, US Reserves Right for Military Invasion Anywhere It Wants

"The Trump administration is blatantly colonialist, and proud of it."

By Stephen Prager • Jan 7, 2026

‘Execution Plain and Simple’: Community Fury in Minneapolis After Deadly Shooting by Federal Agent

Rep. Ilhan Omar demanded that ICE agents "stop terrorizing our communities."

By Brad Reed • Jan 7, 2026

'Filled With Lies': Trump White House Releases False History of Jan. 6

"It is past time for 25th Amendment remedies," said one critic.

By Brad Reed • Jan 6, 2026

In 'Unhinged' Rant, Miller Says US Has Right to Take Over Any Country For Its Resources

The White House adviser offered "a very good definition of imperialism," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

By Julia Conley • Jan 6, 2026

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■ Opinion

Published 250 Years Ago Today, Thomas Paine's Common Sense Must Inspire Us Again

With a document that speaks powerfully to our current crisis, Paine emboldened his fellow citizens-to-be to turn their colonial rebellion into a world-historic revolutionary war for independence and inspired them to establish a democratic republic.

By Harvey J. Kaye,Alan Minsky • Jan 10, 2026

ICE Is a Domestic Terror Threat

The agents who shot Renee Nicole Good shot her because they knew they could; they shot her because the Trump administration has specifically and purposely empowered law enforcement to act without impunity or care.

By Jordan Liz • Jan 8, 2026

Mad Kings Don't Stop Themselves. They Must Be Stopped.

Insane rulers rarely stop themselves: they’re stopped when the people around them decide the country matters more than the crown.

By Thom Hartmann • Jan 6, 2026

My Briefing to the UN Security Council Regarding US Aggression Against Venezuela

The issue before the Council is whether any Member State—by force, coercion, or economic strangulation—has the right to determine Venezuela’s political future or to exercise control over its affairs.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs • Jan 5, 2026

Run Venezuela? They Can’t Even Run The United States

With all our disasters at home, it’s a safe bet we’re not wanted in Venezuela for our management expertise. In fact, most Venezuelans don’t want us there at all.

By Richard Eskow • Jan 4, 2026

We Bombed a Country, Took Its President, and the Corporate Media Calls It 'Capture'

The word for this isn’t justice. The word for this isn’t capture. The words are “illegal kidnapping” and “declaration of war.”

By Corbin Trent • Jan 3, 2026